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Largest Portuguese population, Iowa cities · 2020

Iowa cities ranked by the number of residents who are Portuguese ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 34 cities in Iowa that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 34 is 24.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS 2010

01West Des Moines, IAIA74,224359–

02Des Moines, IAIA212,086203+17%

03North Liberty, IAIA21,976102–

04Coralville, IAIA23,96081+710%

05Council Bluffs, IAIA62,68074−19%

06Sioux City, IAIA86,35670+40%

07Davenport, IAIA100,35867+86%

08Iowa City, IAIA76,22962−42%

09Cedar Falls, IAIA41,24060–

10Ames, IAIA68,22057−59%

11Urbandale, IAIA48,57048−58%

12Ankeny, IAIA77,83341−32%

13Waterloo, IAIA66,91936+24%

14Cedar Rapids, IAIA137,93535−54%

15Mason City, IAIA26,85335−47%

16Altoona, IAIA22,79627–

17Keokuk, IAIA9,51024–

18Marshalltown, IAIA27,53621+320%

19Waverly, IAIA10,56117−6%

20Cherokee, IAIA5,12215–

21Windsor Heights, IAIA5,05914–

22Webster City, IAIA7,81513–

23Creston, IAIA7,33513–

24Fort Dodge, IAIA24,83713–

25Burlington, IAIA23,33612–

26Clinton, IAIA24,04912+9%

27Norwalk, IAIA15,00410–

28Oskaloosa, IAIA11,49310+400%

29Grinnell, IAIA9,4309−10%

30Ottumwa, IAIA25,3198−84%

31Centerville, IAIA5,3278−76%

32Orange City, IAIA6,4687–

33Storm Lake, IAIA11,5906−54%

34Indianola, IAIA16,8296−57%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS